 pisodes
of loss may challenge our ability to handle
extreme levels of emotional pain. A certain period of
adjustment, when we are not at our best, is to be expected.
However, sometimes we feel overwhelmed by the demands
of the transition and remain paralysed in our grief,
unable to pass through bereavement to resume a satisfying
life. Coming to terms with serious illness similarly
forces us to make a major shift in our view of what matters
most to us.
Kenneth Demsky received
training as a hospice counsellor from the Omega Hospice
programme of Somerville-Cambridge Catholic Charities
and worked with dying patients and their immediate families
for two years. |
